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Multiple PBLO staff and parents tell board of alleged inappropriate conduct by principal
Summary
During call to the audience several current and former PBLO High School staff and a parent read accounts alleging inappropriate behavior, favoritism and intimidation by PBLO principal (named in comments). Speakers urged board review and raised concerns about staff culture and student impacts; the district acknowledged a past appeal granted after a regional superintendent review.
Multiple current and former PBLO High School staff and parents used the meeting’s public-comment period to raise allegations about workplace behavior by their principal and to press the governing board for investigation and transparency.
Nicole Janszen, a school counselor who spoke for PBLO staff, read three eyewitness accounts alleging repeated inappropriate conduct at staff events and conduct perceived as favoritism and intimidation by the principal she named (transcript references include variations of Rosenhauser/Rothenhauser). She said one account described staff drinking and inappropriate contact at a PBLO social event and alleged the principal had made demeaning comments to employees. "We leave the information we have shared today up to your interpretation," Janszen said.
Ben Kaylor, speaking on behalf of a parent (Veronica Burlson), read a letter describing a disciplinary case involving a student and inconsistent parent notification. Kaylor read that a district review by regional superintendent Mark Alvarez ultimately granted an appeal and found parent notification insufficient.
Angela Gonzalez and other current or former PBLO staff read additional accounts describing uncomfortable interactions, after-hours presence, and leadership concerns that they said affected staff safety and student access to teachers.
Board members thanked speakers and acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations. The record shows no adjudicative hearing of the allegations during this board meeting; Nor did the principal appear to respond during public comment. One public commenter noted that district review had, in at least one appeal, identified procedural failures and remediated the specific student outcome.
What the board did: board members publicly thanked the PBLO community for speaking and asked staff to follow up. Several members urged that the district continue internal reviews and provide clarity about personnel processes; the board did not take formal disciplinary action in the meeting.
Note on terminology: these are allegations read into the public record by staff and parents. The board did not reach a disciplinary determination during the meeting, and the claims remain unresolved in this public forum.
